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China’s cruise industry is poised for enormous growth over the next decade, but key infrastructure hurdles including unfinished ports, too few ships, and early levels of Chinese interest may stand in its way.

The origin of cruise traveling is from the west, thus it inherited many etiquettes from western culture. However Chinese people may conceptually misunderstand cruise as a pure transportation tool but not a cultural carrier, so that some of us were not clear enough about cruise etiquettes.

The items are humorous partly due to the translation and partly due to the obviousness of the suggested behaviors. But there is also truth in the 10 points that every cruiser could benefit from reading.

In fact, the truths are so self-evident that they are often forgotten in the U.S.

Of course, cruisers should speak more quietly on their cellphones and smile at one another in the elevator. But how many cruisers today are conscious of these common courtesies? We’re betting fewer than there should be.

How many of these behaviors are you conscious of when on a cruise, airplane, or hotel lobby?

According to the requirement of existing ‘International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea’ (SOLAS), passengers must be roped to participate the boat drill before cruise set sail every time. It is a highly important activity to self-safety, in which passenger need to corporate with.

Captain welcoming cocktail party is a nice opportunity to know other passengers on cruise. Please, wear formally when attending, in order to show our respect.